The New English Hymnal ‎#126

126. Lord, in thy name thy servants plead

1 Lord, in thy name thy servants plead,
And thou hast sworn to hear;
Thine is the harvest, thine the seed,
The fresh and fading year.

2 Our hope, when autumn winds blew wild,
We trusted, Lord, with thee;
And still, now spring has on us smiled,
We wait on thy decree.

3 The former and the latter rain,
The summer sun and air,
The green ear, and the golden grain,
All thine, are ours by prayer.

4 Thine too by right, and ours by grace,
The wondrous growth unseen,
The hopes that soothe, the fears that brace,
The love that shines serene.

5 So grant the precious things brought forth
By sun and moon below,
That thee in thy new heaven and earth
We never may forego.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, in thy name thy servants plead
• Author: John Keble, 1792-1866
• Meter: CM with repeats
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The Christian Year: Rogation Days

Tune Information

• Name: LINCOLN
• Meter: CM with repeats
• Key: G Major
• Source: Ravenscroft's Psalter, 1621